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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 1 - Image in the Sand
    7.5/10(2323 votes)

    #1 - Image in the Sand

    S7:E1

    Stardate: Unknown. As Kira begins working with a Romulan presence aboard the station, Sisko looks for answers in a vision he receives from the Prophets, leading him to uncover a family secret.

    Director:Les Landau
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler

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  2. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 2 - Shadows and Symbols
    7.9/10(2366 votes)

    #2 - Shadows and Symbols

    S7:E2

    Stardate: 52152.6. As Sisko searches for the Orb of the Emissary, Kira prepares a blockade opposing the Romulans near the Bajoran moon Durna. Meanwhile, Worf and Martok lead a suicide mission in Jadzia's name.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler

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  3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 3 - Afterimage
    7.2/10(2175 votes)

    #3 - Afterimage

    S7:E3

    Stardate: Unknown. Ezri Dax finds difficulty in trying to settle into a new life, as Jadzia's memories and relationships provide her with one emotional challenge after another.

    Director:Les Landau
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  4. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 4 - Take Me Out to the Holosuite
    7.4/10(2738 votes)

    #4 - Take Me Out to the Holosuite

    S7:E4

    Stardate: Unknown. Sisko is challenged by a Vulcan captain to a competitive match in an Earth game of skill known as ... baseball.

    Director:Chip Chalmers
    Writer:Ronald D. Moore

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  5. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 5 - Chrysalis
    6.9/10(2277 votes)

    #5 - Chrysalis

    S7:E5

    Stardate: Unknown. Bashir begins falling in love with a genetically engineered patient whom he helped bring out of her state of introversion.

    Director:Jonathan West
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  6. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 6 - Treachery, Faith, and the Great River
    8.2/10(2347 votes)

    #6 - Treachery, Faith, and the Great River

    S7:E6

    Stardate: Unknown. A clone of Weyoun seeking asylum submits himself to Odo as a prisoner, offering invaluable information about the Dominion.

    Director:Stephen L. Posey
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 7 - Once More Unto the Breach
    7.6/10(2259 votes)

    #7 - Once More Unto the Breach

    S7:E7

    Stardate: Unknown. With nowhere to turn and old age having made him obsolete, Klingon legend Kor asks Worf to help him find one last glorious battle.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writer:Ronald D. Moore

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  8. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 8 - The Siege of AR-558
    8.6/10(2867 votes)

    #8 - The Siege of AR-558

    S7:E8

    Stardate: Unknown. Sisko's crew is diverted to the front lines, where, alongside war-torn Starfleet officers, they must make a stand against a Jem'Hadar assault.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler

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  9. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 9 - Covenant
    6.7/10(2152 votes)

    #9 - Covenant

    S7:E9

    Stardate: Unknown. Kira is kidnapped by a Bajoran Pah-wraith cult led by Dukat.

    Director:John T. Kretchmer
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  10. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 10 - It's Only a Paper Moon
    8.3/10(2808 votes)

    #10 - It's Only a Paper Moon

    S7:E10

    Stardate: Unknown. Mentally and emotionally scarred by his combat injuries, Nog seeks comfort in the holographic fantasy world of Vic Fontaine.

    Director:Anson Williams
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 11 - Prodigal Daughter
    6.3/10(2126 votes)

    #11 - Prodigal Daughter

    S7:E11

    Stardate: Unknown. A search for O'Brien, who has gone missing somewhere near Ezri's home world, reunites Ezri with her family and their troubles.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writers:Bradley Thompson, David Weddle

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  12. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 12 - The Emperor's New Cloak
    6.3/10(2106 votes)

    #12 - The Emperor's New Cloak

    S7:E12

    Stardate: Unknown. The Grand Nagus goes missing in the mirror universe, leading Quark and Rom on a mission to track him down.

    Director:LeVar Burton
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler

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  13. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 13 - Field of Fire
    6.6/10(2135 votes)

    #13 - Field of Fire

    S7:E13

    Stardate: Unknown. A murder investigation prompts Ezri to confront the repressed memories of Joran, a former Dax host who had killed three people.

    Director:Tony Dow
    Writer:Robert Hewitt Wolfe

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  14. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 14 - Chimera
    7.2/10(2149 votes)

    #14 - Chimera

    S7:E14

    Stardate: 51474.2. A shapeshifter, one of "the hundred" sent from the Link centuries ago to explore the galaxy, tries to convince Odo to abandon his life as a humanoid in favor of a grander quest.

    Director:Stephen L. Posey
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  15. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 15 - Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang
    7.6/10(2500 votes)

    #15 - Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang

    S7:E15

    Stardate: Unknown. A surprise programming feature brings mobsters to take over Vic's lounge, leading the DS9 crew to devise a plan to get rid of them.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler

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  16. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 16 - Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges
    8.3/10(2403 votes)

    #16 - Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges

    S7:E16

    Stardate: Unknown. When the mysterious Sloan attempts to recruit Bashir for an undercover mission on Romulus, Sisko orders Bashir to go along with the plan, in hopes of learning more about Section 31.

    Director:David Livingston
    Writer:Ronald D. Moore

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  17. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 17 - Penumbra
    7.3/10(2030 votes)

    #17 - Penumbra

    S7:E17

    Stardate: 52576.2. While Ezri goes searching for Worf, who has been missing since a Dominion attack on his ship, Sisko proposes marriage to Kasidy and begins plans to build a house on Bajor.

    Director:Stephen L. Posey
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  18. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 18 - 'Til Death Do Us Part
    7.4/10(2023 votes)

    #18 - 'Til Death Do Us Part

    S7:E18

    Stardate: Unknown. Sisko must decide whether to oppose the Prophets and marry Kasidy. Meanwhile, Dukat comes to DS9 with a Bajoran identity and a plan to manipulate Kai Winn; and Worf and Ezri are held captive by the Breen.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writers:Bradley Thompson, David Weddle

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  19. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 19 - Strange Bedfellows
    7.8/10(2071 votes)

    #19 - Strange Bedfellows

    S7:E19

    Stardate: Unknown. A new alliance between the Dominion and the Breen further appalls Damar. Meanwhile, Winn finds her spirituality thrown into chaos when she has a vision from the Pah-wraiths.

    Director:René Auberjonois
    Writer:Ronald D. Moore

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  20. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 20 - The Changing Face of Evil
    8.3/10(2153 votes)

    #20 - The Changing Face of Evil

    S7:E20

    Stardate: Unknown. As Winn begins studying her uncertain role in following the path of the Pah-wraiths, the Federation engages in battle for the first time against the Dominion and their new Breen allies.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler

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  21. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 21 - When It Rains...
    8.1/10(2069 votes)

    #21 - When It Rains...

    S7:E21

    Stardate: Unknown. As Kira leads a mission to help organize Damar's resistance forces, Bashir learns that Odo has been infected with the disease sweeping through the Great Link.

    Director:Michael Dorn
    Writer:René Echevarria

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  22. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 22 - Tacking Into the Wind
    8.7/10(2230 votes)

    #22 - Tacking Into the Wind

    S7:E22

    Stardate: Unknown. As tensions mount within Kira and Damar's resistance cell, Worf realizes he must take action to prevent Gowron from making a key strategic mistake.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Ronald D. Moore

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  23. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 23 - Extreme Measures
    7.7/10(2112 votes)

    #23 - Extreme Measures

    S7:E23

    Stardate: 52645.7. Bashir and O'Brien capture Sloan and probe his mind in a search for the cure to Odo's disease.

    Director:Stephen L. Posey
    Writers:Bradley Thompson, David Weddle

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  24. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 24 - The Dogs of War
    8.2/10(2137 votes)

    #24 - The Dogs of War

    S7:E24

    Stardate: 52861.3. With the Cardassian resistance movement crushed, Kira, Damar, and Garak find themselves trapped behind enemy lines. Meanwhile, Grand Nagus Zek announces his retirement and plans to name Quark his successor.

    Director:Avery Brooks
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 25 - What You Leave Behind
    8.9/10(3055 votes)

    #25 - What You Leave Behind

    S7:E25

    Stardate: 52902.0. As the war careens toward a final showdown on Cardassia, Sisko's definitive action as the Emissary draws near.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writers:Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Image in the Sand" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" season 7. It scored 7.5/10 based on 2323 votes. Directed by Les Landau and written by Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler, it aired on 9/30/1998. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Shadows and Symbols".